The Ryszard Kapuściński Award
The Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage is an annual Polish literary prize established in 2010 by the Capital City of Warsaw in cooperation with Gazeta Wyborcza. Alicja Kapuścińska, the writer’s widow, became its honorary patron.
The award honours the legacy of Ryszard Kapuściński — one of the greatest Polish reporters and writers of the twentieth century — and recognises the finest works of literary reportage published in Poland, whether written by Polish or international authors.
The prize recognises both authors and translators. Publishers submit nominations; a five-member jury selects a longlist of ten titles and then a shortlist of five. The award ceremony takes place annually in Warsaw.
List of Laureates
| Year | Author | Book |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrzej Dybczak | Forest of Spirits |
| 2024 | Fernanda Melchor | This Is Not Miami |
| 2023 | Anna Goc | The Silence |
| 2022 | Ander Izagirre | Potosí: The Mountain That Eats Men |
| 2021 | Jessica Bruder | Nomadland |
| 2020 | Katarzyna Kobylarczyk | The Scab |
| 2019 | Maciej Zaremba | The House with Two Towers |
| 2018 | Anna Bikont | Sendler: In Hiding |
| 2017 | Rana Dasgupta | Capital: The Eruption of Delhi |
| 2016 | Paweł Reszka | The Devil and a Bar of Chocolate |
| 2015 | William Dalrymple | Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan |
| 2014 | Elisabeth Åsbrink | And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Still Stand |
| 2013 | Ed Vulliamy | Amexica: War Along the Borderline |
| 2012 | Liao Yiwu | The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up |
| 2011 | Svetlana Alexievich | The Unwomanly Face of War |
| 2010 | Jean Hatzfeld | The Antelope’s Strategy |
Below are the books nominated for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award over successive years — both the winners and the finalists who distinguished themselves in the competition for this prestigious prize.
